Apparatus for cutting and applying ring-liners to the flange of can ends.



A. JOHNSON. APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND APPLYING RING LINERS TO THE FLANGE 0F CAN ENDS..

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A. JOHNSONQ APPARATUSFOR CUTTING AND APPLYING RING LINERS TO THE FLANGE 0F CAN ENDS APPLICATION FILED 0m. 21. 191 4.

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A.-J OHNSON. APPARATUS FOR CUTTING AND APPLYING RING LINERS TO THE FLANGE 0F CAN ENDS. APPLICATION f lLE-b OCLZ], l9l4 1 1 2 1 9, Patented-Nov.- 30, 1915.- 341' Y 5 sums-sum a.

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A. JOHNSON. APPARATUS ,POR CUTTING AND APPLYING RING LINERS TO THE FhANGE 0F CANENDS. APP LICATION FILED 0CT- 2I, 19H.

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Patented'Nov; 30, 1915.

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VII/ll -L jari oRNs ran strarns PATENT oFFioEJ AXEL JOHNSON, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, A SSIG-NOR T0 AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR CUTTING- AND APPLYING RING-LINERS TO THE FLANGE OF CAN ENDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30,1915.

Application filed October 21 1914. Serial No. 867,812.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AXEL JOHNSON, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Cutn and Applying "Ring-Liners t6 the pai 'tsbroken away for clearness of ilk1stra'' M I hon-a he hereinafter described inventioniZrelat-es to an apparatus for cutting ringliners tine Flgnge of can Ends: O which the follow g p ification, I Y

- from a fibrous web or blank-and applying tionedcan end, and the same comprises cm acting instrumentalities for I feeding a :web severing the." ring liner therefrom, carrying the-ring liner so cut to a station for receiving aijican'end, feeding'and positioning a can end relative; to the cut ring liner, apply-ing' the cut ring liner to the flange of the'positioned-"can end, and finally discharging;the";lined can end from within the machinafthe various inter-' connected or associated-iworkin'g instrumen-Q talities being autpmatict in'ftheir operations" and the operationotthdgresimective. working; elements being so arranged and timed rela-Q tive to each other as'toco'me in action atthe'if or blank to cutting] position,

proper time for carrying-but successively the various steps incident to the cutting of the ring liner, andv applying the-same to the flange of a positioned canend.

The object ofthe invention is'the production of'asimple,

chine for the carrying out of thework required,

fibrous blank on a single stroke-of tomatic. I

In the present case, which the ring liners are less web as the fibrous terial feature of the inVention and I do not wish to be understood as limiting or confiningthe invention to such a form of fibrous blank, being well aware that/ a disk or other form of-fibrous blanks may utilized in eflicient: and durable ma- :view taken. on. 1in-, 4- Fig and one wherein the ringliner is cut I from the the cutting punch and the working of the... associated instrumentalities is entirely au -h;

4 parts controlling the movement'offthe die punch, the can end feed and forplacing the out "ring liner onto the, flange of a positioned disclosing the driven shafts the fibrous blank from 57 to becut is illustrated as an endless web, intermittently. fed beneath the cutting punch and while -.preference is given to the employment of ,an endblank'from which the ring liner is to be cut, still, such is an imma the shaft carrying s to, the ,construction; Fig. 2 is 'a top ,1eW-. 0 f the machine, the supporting rspective view of the ma-.

' the machine for-the cutting of. ring liners theendless web of fibrous mates a rial: from I which the ring liners are I out be;

the ring. liner so cuttothe'fiange-of a"lposl-" ging removed, Figais a transverse vertical 6,5

of the drawings, andfview'edin the direc-- the movement of the die plunger, the

action of the feed-mechanism for the can ends 01' heads, and the devices for regulating the infeed rof the endless web, said earn .diskbeing partlybroken away-to illustrate the cam grooves therein Fig. 4 .is

a vertical sectionalview taken on line y-3 Fig. 2 of lthe drawingsyand viewed in the direction of arrows b, said section bein through the rotatable turret and the-end eed for'supplying I ends or heads to position .withinthe-zrota 'i- 3 1of-the' table-turret; Figp5 -is a vertical'sectional drawings, and viewed in the direction of the arrowsthereon, certain removed, said'view illustrating-the rotatable (can-"end, and I o with the parts positioned thereon. I F g. 6 1s lI I1G I8- 8- Fig; '5 off-the drawings, viewed-in the direction'ofthearrows, said view illustratingithefieneva mechamsm'for Etion .of a'rrowsaand illustrating the rotatable-' turret, ;and the parts thereon; the; 1 ,means for imparting step or intermittent rotation to the saidturret, the-feed 'me'cha partsof the mahine being, shown, in fullfandotlier parts "a sectional plan view takenonthe irre a;

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imparting step or'intermittent rotation to" I the horizontally rotatablezturret. Fig. 71s

a vertical sectional view taken through the'die punch, turret and composite cutting die, and illustrating the paper web between the die punch and the and held between the die punch and the composite cutting die. Fig. 9 is a similar view taken through the turret, the composite die and the can end feed, illustrating a can end positioned in the turret relative to j the cut ring liner. Fig. 10 is a similar View taken on line w-40 Fig. 2 of the drawings and viewed in the direction of the arrows (2, said view illustrating the assembling means for the cut ring liner and the can end in raised position, the ejector device lifted thereby and the cut ring liner moved from between the recess of the composite die onto the flange of the can end, and the presser plate for holding the can end in position during the placing of the said ring liner. Fig. 11 is a broken plan sectional view taken on the irregular sectional line e2 Fig. 9

of the drawings and viewed in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings, reference being had more partlcularly to Figs. 1 and 5 thereof,the

letter A is used to designate any suitable form of a frame capable of sustaining the working parts of the apparatus and which frame in the present case comprises an upper platform 1 and a base plate 2, held in spaced horizontal'relation by means of a suitably constructed connecting piece 3. l Vithin the said frame structure there is mounted in suitable bearings a vertical shaft 4, to which rotary motion is imparted by the gear wheel 5 thereon meshing with a pinion 6 on a longitudinally disposed driye shaft 7.. which shaft receives its motion from a source of drive power in any suitable manner, as, for instance, by a power belt working over a belt pulley 8 secured to the said shaft 7 On the shaft & there is keyed beneath the platform 1 a hub 9, provided with an outwardly projected arm 9' carrying a roll 9 which roll during the rotary movement .of the said arm 9 moves into and out of the radial slots 10 of the Geneva wheel 10 for imparting a step or intermittent rotation to the shaft 11 from the driven shaft 4 through the medium of. the said Geneva wheel 10 keyed to the'said shaft 11, Fig. 6 of the drawings. 4

The "vertical shaft 11 works within suitable bearings ofthe platform 1 and the base provided circumferentially with a plurality of spaced vertically disposed openings 13, each of Wlnchopenings has rigidly secured there n a composite cutting die composed of the spaced concentric cutting die rings 14 disk 15, which said disk is provided circumferentially with a plurality of spaced vertically disposed openings -16 held in registry ,with the vertical openings 13 of the turret 12. The saiddisk 15 together with its spacing block or collar 15 is secured. to the shaft 11 so as to revolve therewith and in unison with the turret 12, and the circumferential clearance space 17 betweenthe said disk 15 and the upper surface of the turret 12 provides a passage-way for the free feed of the hereinafter described web from which the ring liners are cut. (Figs. 1, 3 and 5 of the drawings.)

To one side of the frameof the machine and projecting vertically therefrom is secured a bracket 18, Figs. 1. 2 and 5 of the drawings. the inwardly projected overhang ing portion 18 of said bracket is provided with the vertical grooves or guide-ways 19, in which the vertically movable cross-head 20 carrying the die punch 21 works The said die punch 21 is ,so positioned relative to the rotatable turret 12, that with each rest or stop of the intermittent movement of the said turret, the die punch 21 will be in axial alinement with one of the composite cutting dies within the vertical openings 13 of the turret. The stem 22 of the die punch 21 is connected to the cross head 20, which crosshead in turn, through the medium of the toggles 23 and 23, is connected by the pin 2i to the link 25. pivoted to the upper end of a lever 26 fulcrumed to the bracket 18 and connected at its lower end to a slide 1 27F1g. 5 of the drawings. The said slide the cross-head 20 for raising and lowering the die punch 21 carried thereby. the movementof the said parts being so timed as to lower the die punch 21 when one of the vertical openings 18 of the intermittent movableturret is in axial alinement therewith. In the present case the vertically reciprocating die punch 2l is illustrated as positioned above the composite cutting die, but the positioning of these parts relative to each other is an immaterial feature, just so long as the diepunch or punch ring 21 co-acts with the composite cutting dle to cut on a single stroke from a positioned web or blank a ring liner and leave the ring liner so cut positioned within the composite cutting die, in order that the said cut ring liner may be carried by the compositecutting die to a station for having a can end positioned relative thereto and the positioned end and cut ring liner then carried to an assembling station for having the ring liner removed from the composite cutting die and applied to the flange of the positioned can end.

While the diepunch 21 is illustrated as a cutting ring attached to the stem 22 actuated by the reciprocating movementof the cross-head20, and of slightly lessdiameter than that of the outer cutting ring 14.0f the a composite die so as to pass within the recess or clearing space a between the concentr c cutting rings leiandvl i, and preference is" given to such a construction ofjtheu die'i punch-still, any suitably constructed-formject'ed roll 39, which works within a cam groove 40 cut in the under face of the cam, disk30, so that during the rotary movement of the said disk the rod 37 through the slide 38 is actuated to throw the lever 35 to move the feed block 33 inwardly and outwardly relative to the'center of the turret 12. On its inward stroke, owing to. the angular disposition of the link 34, the said block 33 frictionally engages with the web '32- and advances or feeds the same inwardly a dis"- tance equal to the stroke of the said slide block; while on its outward movement or return stroke theslide block rides freely.- over the surface of the web 32, and during such movement of the slide block, owing to the disposition of the link 34:, the same is held out of frictional contact with the web jof: paper. The action. of the. feed mechanis'in for-the paperweb or blank from which 3 the ring liner' is tov be cutis so timed with of a reciprocating die punch capable of 'co'-,.-;"respect to the'intermittent movement of the acting with the composite cutting die for forcing the web or blank against the cutting edges of the said composite cutting die and:

severing therefrom the desired-ring liner and leaving the same within the clearingspace or recess a of the composite cutting die, may be employed in the present ma: chine. I f

In the present case,.a paper web is utilized.

as the blank from which the ringliners are to be cut and for thispurpose a bracket 3l'-".

Figs. 1 and. 3' of the drawingsis secured tothe frame of the'machine, which bracket supports a horizontally disposed guide plate" 31 provided with a channel 31 and-w1thin. the bracket 31 is mounted a roll 32, on which portion of the web works within the channel 31 ofthe guidfiplate 31 and is passedover the turret 12 within the cir-' cumferential clearance space-17 which'exists' by means of the longitudinally reciprocating feed block 33, the under face ofwhich is provided with a layer-3310f rubber or other suitable material for frictionally engaging with the upper face of the web 32. The

- said black rests on the web 32 and is connected by a link' 34 to a stud 34" laterally projected from the upper end portion of a lever 35, 'which said lever is fulcrumed at 36 to the bracket 31-.Figs. 1. and13 of the drawings. "At its lower end. the lever 35 is connected to the outer end of an actuating rod 37, which rod at it'sinner end is in turnconnected to a longitudinally movable slide. 38. This slide 38 carries an upwardly prois-wound the paper web 32. The free end turret: 12 that. an inward feed or travel of {the-web 32' takes placepia at such time as lairoperiing 13 of the turret is inaxial aline'-' itient with the diepunch"21'., I

With the web or blank. ositioned beneath the die punch and thefturreti 12-at its fiJ st rest position with oneof itsverti'cal openings 13 in axial alinementjwith the die punch, the said die punch 21; throughthe action of the previously described -mecha,, nism', descends onto the positioned; web or blank 32, and moving'withinv the die ring 14 by its shearing action: cuts a circular or other shaped disk or blank therefrom, and continuing its downward movement forces the disk'or blank so cutonto the cutting edge of the die ring l i and' by its shearing action cuts a ring liner a, therefrom and car- ,ries the same into the annular recess or clearance space aexisting between the concentricdie rings 14 and 14', Fig. 8 of the drawings. The cut out central piece I) is forced within the die ring-14' by the presser head -B carried by the stem 22 of the die punch 21, by reason 'ofthe upper portion of the ."cutting die 14: on the downward movement of the die-punchentering within the annular recess or space 6& existing between the outer wall of the presserhead B and the inner iw'all of the-die punch 21, which core pieces accumulating within the die ring 14: are; gradually forced from. the lower open end thereof by the action of the die punch. On the return movement of the die punch, the cut ring liner is left within the annular recess or clearance space a between the cutting rings 14 and 14" of the composite cut ting die and so held is" carried or moved by the step rotation of the turret 12 tothe can opening4l through which the can ends 42 singly discharge from the stack of can ends held within a suitable holder 43, up-

wardly projected from the bracket plate 41.

In the under face of the said bracket plate 41 is provided a guide-way 44, in which works and. reciprocates a shear plate 45, which slides beneath the stack of ends 42 within the holder 43 and cuts out the lowermost. can end of the stack of ends 42. On the turret 12 being brought to a position of rest at the can end feed station with one of its vertical openings 13 in axial alinement with the outlet opening 41 for the escape of the can ends, the lowermost can end 42 of the stack of ends contained with in the holder 43, moves through the open ing 16 of the disk 15 into the upper portion of the opening 13, the edge of the can end flange resting on the cutting die ring 14, Fig. 9 of the drawings. XVhen thus positioned. the shear plate or slide 45 is moved inwardly to cut out the lowermost pgsitioned can end of the stack of ends, slightly raising and supporting the said stack'for' the time being. (Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.) The said shear plate or slide is moved inwardly beneath the stack of ends and from beneath the same by means of the le ver arm. 46, connected at 47 to a rock-shaft 47- working in a bearing on the frame of the machine, Fig. 4 of the drawings. This arm 46 is pivoted at its upper end to-the under face of the shear plate or slide 45 and at its lower end is connected by the rock-shaft 47- to a crank-arm 47 which in turn is connected to an actuating rod 48. The actuating rod48 at its inner end is connected to a longitudinally movable slide plate 49, which like the Slide plate 38, Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, is provided with an up wardly projected roll 50 working within a cam groove 51 cut in the under face of the cam disk 30, the travel of the said roll 50 within the cam groove 51 operating the slide 49 and the rod 48 for imparting reciprocating motion to the lever arm 46 for moving the shear plate or slide 45 inwardly and outwardly relative to the holder 43 for the stack of can ends 42.

At a point opposite to that of the fulcrumed lever 26 for actuating the reciprocating die punch 21, a link 52 connects the slide 27 to a pin 53 on which pivot the toggles 54 and 55-Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. The shorter toggle member 54 is pivoted to a standard or bracket 56 upwardly projected from the frame of the machine, while the companion toggle mem ber 55 is connected at its upper end to a vertically movable slide block ormember 57- Figs. 1, 5 and 10 of the'drawings. The said slide block or member 57 works in guideways '57 of the guide-head bracket 58, and

at its upper end the slide block carries a cross-head 59, to which are pivotally attached two vertically extended spaced catches 60, which are connected one to'the other 'the lower end of each vertical opening .13

of the turret 12Figs. 1, 9. 10 and, 11 of the drawings. The said ejector rods or slides 62 work between the die rings 14 and 14 of. the composite cutting die. and on the upward movement thereof force the cut ring liner a from within the annular recess or clearance space a, between the said die rings onto the flange of the positioned can end 42,-Fig. 10 of the drawings. During this upward movement of the slide block 57, the lower ends of the ejector rods (32 rest on the face of the cross-head 59, and are carried upwardly or raised thereby during the said movement of the slide block 57; and the upper ends thereof bearing against the cut ring liner a raise or eject the same from within the clearance space a and deposit the said ring liner onto the flange of the positioned can end 42Fig. 10 of the drawings. The pressure applied to the flange of the can end during the action of applying the cut ring liner thereto raises the can end from within the vertical opening13 of the turret 12 and through the vertical opening 16 of the disk 15 until the upper surface thereof is brought into contact with the under surface of the presser' plate upward movement during the placing of the ring liner to the flange thereof.

On the cut ring liner being applied to the I flange of the can end, part rotation is im-, parted to the turret12 to move the lined can end from the assembling station, while at the same time the slide block 57 starts its downward movement and through the engagement of the catches 60 with the ejector slides or rods 62 carries. therewith the lined can end. However, before the lined can ends have been lowered within the vertical opening 13 of the turret 12, the said turret will have advanced to such a position as to place the raised lined can end onto the deflector plate 67, interposed within the circumferential clearance space 17, between the upper surface of the turret.12 andthe disk 15, and situated a slight distance beyond the assembling station,Fig. 2 of the drawings. This plate during the rotary movement of messes discharge walls 68, the same is deflected from the surface of the disk 15 to a suitable point of discharge. p

The cutting, can end feed and assembling letters C, C and C and it willbe understood that in the operation of the machine the ring liner is cut from the fibrous web orblank at the station C, after 'which the cut ring liner is carried by the composite cutting die through the intermittent rotation of the turret 12 to the can end feed'station C, at which station a can end is positioned relative to the cut ring liner. lhe cut ring liner with the positioned canend is then advanced /or conveyed by the intermittent rotation of the turret '12 to the assembling station G at which station the cut'ring liner is moved from between the cutting members of the composite cutting die and placed onto the flange of the can end, after which assembling operation the lined can end is discharged from the machine.

I am fully aware that changes may be made in the details of' construction of the working parts 'of the described apparatus without creating a departure from the spirit 0f the invention, and I wish to be understood as claiming broadly the inter-connected Working instrumentalities for the cutting of the ring liner from a web or blank on a. single movement of the die punch (whatever the construction thereof may be), co-acting with a composite cutting die, the

carrying of the cut ring liner within thecomposite die to a can end feed station for having a can end positioned relative to the cut ring liner, and transferring the cut ring liner so held within the composite die and a positioned can end to an assembling station where the cut ring liner is applied to the flange of the can end.

Having thus described the" invention what is claimed as new and desired to be pro tected by Letters Patent is 1. A machine for the described purpose, the same comprising a horizontally rotatable turret provided with a plurality of circumferential vertically disposed openings, a composite cutting die secured Within each of said openings, reciprocating means co-acting with saidcomposite die for the cutting of a ring liner of less diameter than a can end from a web orcblank positioned between the said means and the composite cutting die and leaving the same Within the said die, can end feed devices for positioning a can end with respect to the cut ring liner carried by the composite cutting die, assembling means for removing the out ring liner from within the composite cutting die and apply- .ingthe same to the flange of the positioned station and from the said can end feed sta- 79 v tion with a positioned can end to an asstations are indicated respectively in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings by'the reference sembling station for having the cut ring" linceiar applied to the flange of the said can en 2. A machine for the described purpose, the same comprising a horizontally rotatable member provided with a series of circumferential vertically disposed openings or orifices, a composite cutting die consisting of concen-. tric spaced cutting members situated within each of said orifices, a reciprocating member co-acting successively with the composite cutting dies carried by the rotatable member when in axial alinement therewith for the cutting of a ring liner of less diameter than a can end from a web or blank positioned between the composite cutting die and said member and leaving the same within the composite cutting die, mechanism for imparting step rotation to the rotatable member for positioning each of the composite "cutting dies with its out ring liner successively to feeding means for positioning a can end in axial alinement with the cut ring liner, assembling means for placing the said ring liner onto the flange of a positioned can end, ejecting meansassociated with each composite cutting die for remov ing the cut ring liner therefrom and apply- -ing the same to the flange of a positioned can end, and devices for discharging the lined can end.

3. A machine for the described purpose, the same comprising a horizontally movable member provided with a plurality of composite cutting, dies, a reciprocating member co-acting successively with said dies when in axial alinement therewith for the cutting of a ring liner of less diameter than a can end om a positioned web or blank interposed tween the said member and die and leav ing the same within the composite die, means for actuating the horizontally disposed member for conveying the said composite die with its ring liner successively to a can end feed station where a can end is positioned relative to the cut ring liner and to an assembling station for having the cut ring liner applied to the flange of said can end, and devices actuated during the rest periods of the horizontal movable structure for positioning a can end relative to. the cut ring liner and removing the cut ring liner from the composite cutting die and applyling the same to the flange of the said can en v 4. Armachi'ne for the describedpurpose, the same comprising a horizontally disposed rotatable member provided with a plurality of vertically disposed openings, a composite I to the said rotatable member, devices for positioning during one step of said member a can end in axial alinement relative to the cut ring liner whileheld within the composite cutting die, and means at asubsequent stepor' said rotatable member for removing the cut ring liner from the com posite cutting die and applying the sam'e'to the flange of the positioned can end;

5. In a machine for the described purpose, the combination with a horizontally movable member, of a composite cutting die carried thereby consisting of two spaced cutting instrumentalities, a reciprocating member coacting therewith for the cutting on a single stroke from a positioned web or blank a ring liner of less diameter than a can end and leaving the same within the composite die, devices for positioning a can end in axial alinement with the cut ring liner while seated within the cutting die, reciprocating means for forcing the ring liner from 05 of the cutting die and onto'the flange of the positioned can end, and devices for ejecting the lined can end. 1

6. Ina machine for the described purpose the combination with a composite cutting die consisting of spaced cutting instrumentalities, of a reciprocating member co-acting therewith for the cutting on a single stroke thereof from a positioned web or blank a ring liner of less diameter than a can end and leaving the same within the com- POSltG cutting dle, of means for positioning a can end to be lined in axial alinement with the cut ring liner while held within the composite cutting die, and devices for removing the cut ring liner from within the ring liner within said die, mechanism for actuating the horizontally movable memher for carrying the composite dies with the cut ring liner thereon successively to' a can end feed station and a can end assembling station, means located. at said stations re spectively for positioning a can end in axial alinement with the cut ring liner of a com posite cutting die and for removing the ring liner from said die and applying the same to the i'iange' of a positioned can end, and

devices for discharging the lined can end from the machine.

8. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with a horizontally rotatable carrying member, of a plurality of composite cutting dies thereon, and each composed of spaced cutting instrumentali cessively within the sphere of a can end feed station and an assembling station, devices situated at the feed station for placing a can end in axial alinement with the cut ring liner carried by a cutting die, means at the assembling station operating to cause the removal of the cut ring liner from the cutting die and applying the same to the flange of the positioned can end, and devices for discharging the lined can end from the machine. l

.9. In a machine for the described purpose, the combination with a horizontally rotatable carrying member, of a plurality of composite cutting dies thereon, each consisting of spaced cutting instrmnentalities, a reciprocating member co-acting with said dies for cutting on a single stroke from a web a ring liner of less diameter thana can end and leaving the same 'within the cutting die, devices for feeding a firbous web between the said member and the composite dies, devices for feeding can ends into position relative to the cut ring liner, assembling means for removing the cut ring liner from the composite cutting die and applying the same to the flange of the positioned can end, and associated inter-working instrumentalities for actuating said mentioned parts in timed relation to each other.

10. In a. machine forthe described purpose, the combination with a horizontally rotatable member provided with a. plurality of composite cutting dies, each comprising spaced cutting instrumcntalities, of a reciprocating member co -active therewith for the cutting on a single stroke thereof from a positioned web or blank a ring liner of less diameter than a can end and leaving the same deposited within a composite die, can end feed means for delivering and positioning a can end in axial alinement relative to the cut ring liner while on the composite cutting die, an ejector carried by each of said composite dies carried by the horizontally rotatable member, means for advancing a web between the cutting members, inter-connected instrumentalities for actuating respectively in timed relation the reciprocating member co-acting with the composite dies, imparting step movement to the web, actuating the can end feed means and the ejector of the Composite dies, and im parting step movement to the mentioned horizontally rota-table member.

11. In a machine for the described purpose, the c ombination with a composite cutting die consisting of spaced cutting instrumentalities, of a reciprocating cutting member co-acting with said die for the cutting from a web a ring liner of less diameter than a can end, and leaving the same Within the die, means for feeding a web between said members, can end feed mechanism for delivering and positioning a can end, as-

' sembling devices for moving the cut ring liner from Within the compo-site die and applying the same to the flange of a positioned can end, and mechanism for carrying the composite cutting die with its out ring liner by: a step movement from position in axial alinement with its co-acting cutting member to the can end feed devices and the assembling devices. respectively, and restoring the same to axial alinement with its coacting cutting member.

12; In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with a composite cutting die consisting of spaced cutting members, a reciprocating die member co-acting therewith 'for the cutting on a single stroke thereof from a positioned fibrous web or blank a ring liner and leaving the same deposited on the composite cutting die, means for positioning a can end in axial alinement with said ring liner, assembling means for removing the cut ring liner from the'composite cutting die and applying the same to the flange of the positioned can end, mechanism for successively conveying the composite cutting die with its ring liner to the means for positioning a can end in axial alinement with the out ring liner and to the assembling means for applying the ring liner tothe flange of the positionedcan end, and devices for discharging the lined can end.

13. Inan apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with a composite cutting'die consisting of two concentric spaced cutting members, of reciprocating meanscoacting therewith for cutting from a fibrous blank a ring liner and'leaving the same on pose, the combination with a composite cutting die consisting of two concentric spaced cutting members, of reciprocating means coacting therewith for cutting from a fibrous blank a ring liner and leaving the same on the composite cutting die, an ejector device working between the spaced cutting members of the cuttin'g'die, means for positioning a can end-in axial alinement with a ring liner while maintained on the cutting die, and devices for actuating the ejector device for removing the cut ring liner and applying the same to the flange of the positioned can end. I

15. In an apparatusfor the described purpose. the combination with a horizontally rotatable carrier, of a plurality of composite' cutting dies carried thereby, each consisting of concentrically disposed cutting members, a reciprocating cutting member co-acting successively with .the composite cutting die for cutting a ring liner from a positioned fibrous blank and leaving the same on the said die, a reciprocating ejector device associated with each composite cutting die, means for positioning a can end in.

axial alinement with a cut ring liner while on the cutting die, and devices for actuating the ejector device for removing a cut ring liner from the composite cutting die and applying the same to the flange of a can end while in its positioned axial alinement therewith.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

AXEL JOHNSON. Witnesses:

N. A. AoKER, I). B. RICHARDS.

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